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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Florentina MATEI, Flavia ANGHEL, Mihaela GHIDURUS PANAGOPULU, Mioara VARGA, Mihaela DRAGHICI, Cristina COCULESCU, Bogdan MATEI, Gabriel Eugen GARAIS, Radu Cristian TOMA

The present study was trying to profile the Romanian Biotech Entrepreneur skills, knowledge and competencies adapted to the national environment in the European context. The study is based on a questionnaire survey applied on a panel of 30 Romanian entrepreneurs or top-management persons in the field of biotechnology. The set of 50 questions have covered different topics, respectively the general profile of the respondents and their companies, entrepreneurial profiling from the respondents’ point of view or the entrepreneurial societal context. It was concluded that the intervention areas would be the following: much more measures to support young entrepreneurs, less bureaucracy and taxes, changes in work legislation, professionalism in funding agencies, more training opportunities and written guides, changes of the negative society’s perception about the entrepreneurship. An important conclusion of the study was that the training, especially the high-education, is an important factor for starting and running a business in the biotech field.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Assan NDIMBALLAN, Adebayo Abdulateef ODEYEMI, Serkan GURLUK

Due to the contribution to earnings from foreign exchange and the total labour force which stands at 70 and 75 percent, agriculture ranks high as one of the main sources of income for the Gambia. However, her agricultural exports - majorly groundnuts, cashew nuts and fisheries - have been subjected to quantity, price fluctuations and consequently low competitiveness in the international market. For this reason, this study assessed agricultural export performance of the Gambia with data from the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), the Ministry of Trade Industries and Employment of The Gambia (MoTIE) and other literature. The study concluded that in the Gambia, economic growth and agricultural performance are related and move in the same direction with output level, trade openness, competitive of produce in international market among the key factors that determine agricultural export performance in the Gambia.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Andora Evelina SIMINA, Manea DRĂGHICI

The beauty of an area is revealed by spending time on those lands. By practising various forms of tourism (tourism in mountain resorts, spa resorts, circuit, rural tourism, urban tourism), the traveler can enjoy the wonders of nature (waterfalls, caves, quays, karst springs, etc.) as well as the cultural creations, the traditions and customs of the place it prides itself on. Alba county is endowed with a diversified tourist potential that attracts tourists from all corners of the world in any season, providing accommodation in both urban and rural areas, with an increase in accommodation capacity between 2015 and 2018, which is a gratifying thing.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Elena LEONTE, Aurel CHIRAN, Cătălin Răzvan VÎNTU, Maria ROBU, Dragoș SMEDESCU, Ștefănița MĂCELARU

In Romania, agriculture is undergoing restructuring and economic development as a result of the changes following the 1989 Revolution. Within this background, agriculture has remained one of the priority branches of the national economy, in close correlation with the level of technical and economic performances achieved worldwide and especially within the agriculture of developed European countries, where technical, scientific and managerial progress has penetrated faster. The authors’ intention is to analyse the main aspects related to the marketing actions for the main crops of grain maize, feed barley and rape, within S.C. AGRAR-M SERV S.R.L. company, based in Bordei-Verde, Lișcoteanca Village, Brăila County, for the reference period 2012-2015. In order to achieve the purpose of this paper, we started from compiling the database for the period under review, and thereafter we presented and analysed the natural conditions in the researched area that influenced the production results and, implicitly, the economic and financial ones.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Irina Adriana CHIURCIU, Iuliana ZAHARIA, Elena SOARE

Being transdisciplinary, the work associates an economic and a moral purpose. Economically, the paper analyzes the following indicators specific to the tobacco market in the European Union, such as: areas cultivated with tobacco; total tobacco production; average production per hectare of tobacco; the number of tobacco growers; tobacco consumption per person (for people over 15 years old); the price of tobacco in the main cultivating countries; the value of gross production for the unprocessed tobacco; quantitative imports and exports. This analysis is focused on the period 2011-2017. The results show that in 2017, Italy, Poland, Spain and Greece were the main tobacco growers in the European Union. Bulgaria recorded the largest number of tobacco growers in 2014, and the highest price reached was reached in Greece, Germany, in 2016, ranking third among the world's leading registered tobacco importers. To the economic analysis we associate information about the current and potential uses of the Nicotiana tabacum plant as well as a reflexive moral mark on the impact that smokers (contagious victims) have especially on members of age groups where discernment is not formed (children, pubescent, adolescents) - obtained on the basis of documentation, analysis, synthesis, reflection on the afferent material.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Agatha POPESCU

The paper analyzed the evolution of wine production and consumption in Romania and at the world level in order to identify the main changes and trends in the period 2007-2018 using official data which have been processed using fixed and variable indices, correlation coefficients, regression functions, consumption/production rate, export/consumption rate, self sufficiency rate and import dependency rate. In 2018, Romania achieved 5.2 M. hl wine ranking the 8th in the EU-28 and the 13th in the world. The world output recovered reaching 202 M. hl. The top wine producers are: Italy, France, Spain, USA, Australia, Argentina, China, South Africa, Chile, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Romania. The area under vine raised, being 191 thou ha in 2018, for which Romania is on the 5th position in the EU-28 and on the 10th position worldwide. The world vine area declined to 7.4 M. ha. After a long depression, wine consumption recovered in 2018 and reached 5 M. hl, ranking Romania the 7th in the EU and the 12th in the world. The top wine consumers are USA, France, Italy, Germany, China, United Kingdom, Russia, Spain, Argentina, Australia, Portugal and Romania. World consumption remained relatively stable, 246 M. hl, being high in the main producing countries. Romania is ranked the 8th in the world for 29.9 l consumed per capita, but Romanians drink 1.5 times less wine than Portuguese, French, Italians, Swiss, Belgians and Australians. Romania's wine production, areas under vine and wine consumption have a positive impact on the world performance as proved by the correlation and determination coefficients, and regression functions In 2017, in Romania, the trade internationalization rate was 3.58%, the self sufficiency rate 92.32 % and the import dependency rate 10.86 %, which justified the wine import in small amounts. At the world level, 44 of 100 l wine are consumed from import. Wine production and consumption is expected to grow to satisfy better consumers' needs.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN

The paper analyzed the dynamics of average monthly income (AMI) and average monthly expenditure (AME) per household and the relationships between these indicators of living standard in Romania in the period 2007-2017. The dynamic analysis, descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression functions were used to process data. The results pointed out that both AMI and AME per household increased in Romania, but income growth rate was higher than expenditure increase rate. In the rural area, AMI per household is 64.3 % of the urban average and 76.1 % of the national one. AME is the highest in the urban area. In the rural households it represents 77.1 % of the urban one and 85.6 % of the national average. A person living in the rural area spends three times less money than an urban citizen. The share of AME in the AMI decreased from 80.7 % in 2007 to 66.5% in 2017, because the income growth rate was higher than the spending rate. In the rural communities, this percentage was 74.9 in 2017, higher than in the urban area. The expenditures on food and non alcoholic beverages also increased, being higher in the urban area. The share of food and non alcoholic beverages in AME is 29 % in the rural area, the highest in the country. AME per household accounts for 61.1 % of GDP, placing Romania on the 8th position in the EU-28. Also, Romania comes on the top position for 17 % share of expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages in GDP. The correlations proved a high and positive connection between income and expenditure. According to the regression equations, an AMI increase by Lei 100 will increase AME by Lei 52.9 at the national level, by Lei 49.30 in the urban household, by Lei 58.96 in the rural household, will raise consumption expenditure on food and non alcoholic beverages by Lei 12.02 nationally, by Lei 10.39 in the urban household and by Lei 14.58 in the rural one. Household income is still lower in Romania compared to other EU countries. A new strategy is required to increase population's income in order to improve life quality and reduce the discrepancies with the other EU countries.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Ilie CERCEL, Gina FÎNTÎNERU, Elena TOMA, Augustin VOLCONOVICI, Alla CHIRSANOVA, Anatol RACUL

The aim of the paper is to evaluate adequately the academic performance efficiency of the teaching and research staff employed in the agricultural higher education institutions and organizations in the field of agricultural science and innovation. At the same time it is developed the nonparametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis for rating assignment DEA_UASM. As a result of analyzing the academic performance rating by option variable returns to scale, it is possible to determine the resources for improving staff activity by evaluating the distance function for each causal factor.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Krum HRISTOV, Rositsa BELUHOVA-UZUNOVA, Mariyana SHISHKOVA

After the accession to the EU the oilseed crops, especially sunflower and rapeseeds, are becoming promising and advanced sector in Bulgarian agriculture. They account for more than 20% of total agricultural output and dominate in structure of Bulgarian export. Bulgaria and Romania are the largest sunflower seed producers in the EU, with sunflower yields increasing twice over the past ten years. The results in the sector are good starting point for a debate over its competitiveness and efficiency. The aim of the study is to analyze the competitive advantages of Bulgarian sunflower industry and to outline opportunities and challenges for post 2020 period. The sector is observed in terms of production, consumption and trade. Several of the commonly used indicators for the evaluation of competitive advantages have been applied such as the Relative index of export advantages – RXA, the Relative trade advantage – RTA and Related competitiveness – RC. The results show that sunflower seed will continue to dominate in Bulgarian agricultural structure regardless the dynamic of international prices and production. The difficulties in Bulgarian livestock are reflecting the sector and causing dependence on export and foreign trade.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 2
Written by Eduard Alexandru DUMITRU, Marius Mihai MICU, Valentina Constanța TUDOR

This paper aims at defining the concept of "rural space" in Romania, as well as the way it is defined by the European Union regulations. This has been done by consulting works with a special role on the knowledge of rural space, both locally and at European level. At the current level, among the most important issues debated at European level, it concerns the protection of nature and the preservation and protection of cultural values and heritage. At the same time, the acute problems faced by the "Romanian village" tend to worsen, and among the main causes are the migration of rural population to large urban centers or to other more developed countries, due to unsatisfactory living conditions.

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